Concerts of Antient MusicW. Lee, 1791 "A sketch of the rise and progress of Her Majesty's Concerts of ancient music, by John Parry": vol. for 1847, p. [iii]-xii. |
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Page 38
... fing his praise . RECIT . Mr. KELLY . Handel . To judgment foon th ' ill fated beauty lead ; Ah ! would these eyes had ne'er beheld the deed ! SONG . Madame MARA . If guiltless blood be your intent , I here refign it all ; Fearless of ...
... fing his praise . RECIT . Mr. KELLY . Handel . To judgment foon th ' ill fated beauty lead ; Ah ! would these eyes had ne'er beheld the deed ! SONG . Madame MARA . If guiltless blood be your intent , I here refign it all ; Fearless of ...
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... fing a chearful strain Sing fongs of praife , bow down the knee , The worship of our God is free . ; The Lord our enemy has flain ; Ye fons of Jacob fing a chearful strain ; For ever bleffed be his holy name , Handel . Let Heav'n and ...
... fing a chearful strain Sing fongs of praife , bow down the knee , The worship of our God is free . ; The Lord our enemy has flain ; Ye fons of Jacob fing a chearful strain ; For ever bleffed be his holy name , Handel . Let Heav'n and ...
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... fing , And the waters murmuring , With fuch concert às they keep , Entice the dewy - feather'd fleep : And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings , in airy stream Of lively portraiture difplay'd , Softly on my eyelids laid ...
... fing , And the waters murmuring , With fuch concert às they keep , Entice the dewy - feather'd fleep : And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings , in airy stream Of lively portraiture difplay'd , Softly on my eyelids laid ...
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... fing to see their dreaded foe Now captive , blind , delighting with his strength . Mr. SALE . - MANOA . but ranfom him , Cou'd my inheritance Without my patrimony , having him , The richest of my tribe . Signora STOR ACF . - MICAH ...
... fing to see their dreaded foe Now captive , blind , delighting with his strength . Mr. SALE . - MANOA . but ranfom him , Cou'd my inheritance Without my patrimony , having him , The richest of my tribe . Signora STOR ACF . - MICAH ...
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... fing and pray Though convulfive rocks the ground . And thy thunders roll around ; Still to Thee , each night and day , Strong in hope , we fing and pray . Handel . AIR . Madame MARA . M'allontano fdegnofe pupille Per vedervi più liete ...
... fing and pray Though convulfive rocks the ground . And thy thunders roll around ; Still to Thee , each night and day , Strong in hope , we fing and pray . Handel . AIR . Madame MARA . M'allontano fdegnofe pupille Per vedervi più liete ...
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A C T Acis and Galatea Air and Chorus Alcina amor Anthem Antient MUSIC BARTLEMAN bleffed boaſt Bootle brave breaſt Capo Cara CHOR Concert of Antient CONCERTO 2d CONCERTO 4th Corelli Cornwall Dagon Defcend dire of hell DIRECTION OF LORD Dominus dreadful DUET EARL OF EXETER facred Father fempre fing firſt flain foes fongs forrow join ftill Galatea Geminiani glory Gofling Haffe Hallelujah Handel SONG hath Heav'n and earth Ifrael in Egypt Intendo Jehovah Jephtha Jomelli Judah Judas Macchabæus KELLY King Lady LET all combine LORD GREY lyre Madame MARA Maſter mercy Mifero Mifs mighty mufic NIEL NIEL D NIELD oggetto Opera OVERTURE pene Phoebe pianto pleaſure Pollux pow'r praiſe praiſe proclaim raiſe RECIT rife SALE Samfon ſhade ſhall ſhare Signora STORACE ſky Solomon ſtate ſtrain ſtrength thee thoſe thou tiranno Trajetta treaſure truſt turbate unto Wednesday Weyland Whoſe
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Page 38 - O come, let us worship, and fall down : and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Page 64 - Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well.
Page 19 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 13 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I ; In a cowslip's bell I lie : There I couch*. When owls do cry, '} \ On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 5 - Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Page 22 - Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew...
Page 35 - Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Page 27 - Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen.
Page 67 - Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, anointed Solomon king; and all the people rejoiced and said, God save the king, long live the king, may the king live for ever, amen.